Advantage Newspaper Consultants, Inc. (ANC), a newspaper industry leader in advertising sales consulting, announced the enormous success of the recent TV magazine sales campaign at The Tampa Tribune. During this campaign, the first time ANC has worked with the large, metro market in Tampa, Florida; advertising revenue of more than $401,000 exceeded the annual goal of $300,000 by 34%.

When it comes to reaching new readers, news organizations are obviously branching out beyond the traditional print product. These days, websites and social media play a crucial a role in audience engagement. A growing number of people now turn to their mobile or handheld devices for everything from the news to traffic reports. Media companies can tap into this potential audience by connecting via the device that most often attracts their attention – their smartphone.

As news organizations find more ways to engage their readers, they have a number of social media tools at their fingertips. While Facebook and Twitter already have an established place in the newsroom, media companies are starting to experiment with Internet's latest social networking platform - Pinterest.

Edward J. Lentz, Joseph A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Joseph A. Bubba, Emil W. Kantra, and Douglas J. Smillie have once again been included in this year’s Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Less than five percent of the lawyers in the state were selected.

News organizations can easily bolster their online ad revenue through MANSI Media’s Online Pennsylvania Network, powered by LocalYokel Media (LYM) – the Internet’s first hyperlocal ad marketplace designed to act as a premium revenue partner for publishers. Studies show that 80% of local business transactions occur within 15 miles of consumers’ homes. LocalYokel Media focuses on those 15 miles.

When the criminal charges against Jerry Sandusky were announced, people scrambled to find out when Penn State officials had learned about the monstrous acts alleged and what they had done about them. The public quickly discovered this information could be hidden forever because the state’s flagship university is exempt from Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law. Its records are completely outside the public’s reach.

In Easton Area School District v. Baxter, the Commonwealth Court ordered the school district to supply emails sent between individual board members and the superintendent over the course of one month in 2010. Chris Baxter, a reporter with The Morning Call (Allentown) at the time, requested access to the emails.

PNA is delighted to welcome our newest affiliate member, Local Yokel Media.
Local Yokel Media is the internet's first hyperlocal online ad marketplace. Studies show that 80% of local business transactions occur within 15 miles of consumers' homes. Local Yokel Meida focuses on those 15 miles. They empower local businesses to efficiently reach audiences in their immediate service area with the proprietary platform that drives results with virtually no wasted media. At the core of the LYM marketplace are local publishers who reach into local communities. They are trusted sources for hyperlocal news and content affecting those communities. This level of granular, local targeting can dramatically increase ad receptivity and performance.

There are big changes ahead for the U.S. Postal Service, but what those specific changes are, what they mean, and how they will affect delivery of periodicals and newspapers has many publishers confused and concerned.

Center Valley, Pennsylvania – December 2, 2011 – Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. (FLB) was ranked #19 on the list of Best Places to Work in PA.
FLB was the only law firm listed in its category this year, which included 65 “small/medium” companies with fewer than 250 employees. A separate list ranked 35 companies with more than 250 employees.

The last panel on Thursday was titled “Innovation: A State of Mind.” Eighteen news executives participated in Suburban News Association Foundation’s North American Innovation Mission, a week-long study tour last spring. The goal of the mission was to learn about new and emerging business models. Representing each dimension of the mission, the panelists included Steve Batten, Advertising Director of the The Mercury (Pottstown), John Derr, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., and Tanya Henderson, Advertising and Membership Relations Director, Suburban Newspapers of America and Training Manager of zip2save.com.

“We’re going to be publishing a newspaper in Dallas seven days a week for a long time.” Those are the words of Jim Moroney, publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News. During his presentation, Moroney emphasized the value of the print newspaper and how his publication hopes to extend the runway of the print business through the digital era.
“We’re going to be publishing a newspaper in Dallas seven days a week for a long time.” Those are the words of Jim Moroney, publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News. During his presentation, Moroney emphasized the value of the print newspaper and how his publication hopes to extend the runway of the print business through the digital era.

Steve Alessi, Vice President of Digital Sales at the Philadelphia Media Network, shared some of the innovative steps his company has taken in its Project Liberty venture. Among other things, Project Liberty included a new print product titled “Sports Week,” a hyper-local initiative called “Neighbors,” and a new health website. The company also developed and sold the first ever pre-loaded tablet for digital and newspaper integration and provided newsroom staff with new technology. Project Liberty reflects a paradigm shift from a printed newspaper to a media organization that gathers and distributes news in many ways.

New to the program this year, publishers had the unique opportunity to listen and interact directly with a panel of retail advertisers and agency executives. Rich Medeiros, Director of Advertising for the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette moderated the panel, comprised of David Fontana, Chief Media Officer/Director of Consumer Engagement of

Mike Blinder presented “Making Digital Dollars Today,” including a list of steps that newspapers can take to increase revenue from digital sales. Blinder emphasized knowing the metrics of the sell and using call sheets to track and analyze them, explaining that a manager must compensate and punish based on agreed-upon goals and objectives.